Rachel Carson Playground, also known as Silent Spring Playground, is a park located in

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. It is located across the street from

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, which owns the park.

Description

The park, opened in 1946, was named to honor

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and her widely sold book ''

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''. The park is located between Juniper and Geranium Avenues on Colden Street. It is part of the larger

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. In that same year the park was formally named Playground for All Children. In 1978 the government spent $351,000 for a project which allowed the park to be accessible to children regardless of physical ability. In 1999 Councilwoman Julia Harrison spent $421,395 for renovating the park. She established a baseball diamond with chain-link backstop, dugouts, and drinking fountains. She also established basketball courts, handball courts, running tracks, picnic areas with tables. In 2011, the park underwent some new renovations for the first time in 12 years. The main effect of the renovation took place on what used to be the baseball diamond, which now has a green platform. Another renovation took place between 2017 and 2018.

Features

*Baseball diamond (green platform) *Four handball courts *Basketball court *Running track *Benches *Picnic area with tables *Trellis *Flagpole *Cement blocks with depictions of sea creatures, and the titles of Carson's three books before Silent Spring to commemorate her life's passion The adjacent Silent Springs Playground is a tribute to her most influential work and now holds swings for tots and kids, benches, a game table, play equipment with safety surfacing, a spray shower, and a basketball court.

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Kissena Corridor Park Kissena Corridor Park Highlights
{{Protected areas of New York City Parks in Queens, New York Buildings and structures completed in 1946 Flushing, Queens

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